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Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian authorities have introduced intrusive surveillance measures, fitting a GPS-enabled tracking anklet on a local resident in South Kashmir, further eroding civil liberties in the territory.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, police in Islamabad district placed a GPS tracking device on a man identified as Fayaz Ahmad Dar after he was granted bail in a fake case. The wearable anklet enables round-the-clock monitoring of his movements, marking a significant escalation in the use of surveillance technologies in the territory.<\/p>\n
Civil rights activists have raised serious concerns, terming the step excessive and disproportionate, particularly in a region already under intense military presence and monitoring. They said such measures reflect a broader pattern of coercive control, where legal provisions are increasingly supplemented with invasive technologies to keep the local population under constant watch.<\/p>\n
The activists noted that electronic monitoring’s selective application in the occupied territory raises questions about discrimination and misuse of authority. They warned that such practices could set a troubling precedent, normalizing surveillance and undermining basic rights, including privacy and freedom of movement.<\/p>\n
They said that the move is part of a wider strategy to tighten control over Kashmiris under various pretexts, including the so-called fight against drugs, while ignoring the underlying socio-political realities. They urged human rights organizations to take notice of the growing use of technology-driven surveillance in IIOJK, which adds another layer to the already restrictive environment faced by the Kashmiri people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian authorities have introduced intrusive surveillance measures, fitting a GPS-enabled tracking anklet on a local resident in South Kashmir, further eroding civil liberties in the territory. According to Kashmir Media Service, police in Islamabad district placed a GPS tracking device on a man identified as Fayaz Ahmad …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"yoast_head":"\n